Determined? Then go for it! | Abigail Carson | TEDxUHasselt

Inventing a solution that could provide the missing link for a renewable energy revolution? That’s something you can expect from experienced researchers and engineers in sophisticated labs on billion dollar projects. However, it was Abigail Carson, at the time a 21 year old undergraduate engineering student at Lancaster University (UK), who knew to impress the energy industry with a brilliant idea. Starting from a school project, she developed a very innovative, efficient and unique design for a Flywheel Energy Storage system, with the size of a football, yet fifteen times more dense than any energy storage method on the market. Getting these systems to perform at a much higher level than before, this bright student created a future-proof product which is ‘green’, recyclable and maintenance-free with an indefinite lifespan. Convinced that imagination is far more important than knowledge, and that the right mindset can lead you to become the next moonshot thinker, this talented engineer shared the amazing story behind her innovation on the stage of TEDxUHasselt 2018. Abigail Carson is a Mechanical Engineering student at Lancaster University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx